Harsco: Here’s What Investors Need to Know Before Earnings

Harsco (NYSE:HSC) will report earnings before markets open on Thursday, May 9th. Harsco Corporation is an industrial services and engineered products company. The Company offers industrial mill services, gas control, and containment products, scaffolding services, and railway maintenance. Harsco is also involved in other lines of business including process equipment, industrial grating and bridge decking, pipe fittings, slag abrasives, and roofing granules.

Analysts have a more negative outlook for the company’s next-quarter performance. Over the past three months, the average estimate for next quarter’s earnings has fallen from a profit of $0.46 to a profit $0.4. For the current year, the average estimate is a profit of $1.27, which is worse than the estimate ninety days ago.